Can't just walk up them like stairs?

An escalator can never break: it can only become stairs.

Video: Honesty – You better believe it!

Watch this entry in the LDS Church International Video Contest:

Video: Life

Watch this entry in the LDS Church International Video Contest:

LDS MTC Celebrates 50th Anniversary

Watch this inside look at the Mormon Missionary Training Center. It's the 50th anniversary of the MTC.

A Cappella Singer Peter Hollens

Check out this great video. He makes all the sounds with his voice and mouth.

I'm Not Fat

I don't have a "beer gut." It's a protective covering for my rock-hard abs.

Family Emergency Preparedness

You can never be too prepared with emergency preparedness

By Melissa DeMoux
www.mormontimes.com/article/19858/You-can-never-be-too-prepared-with-emergency-preparedness

The smoke detector screeches and my family jumps into action.

There isn’t an actual fire, but this is one of our annual practice sessions, so my husband and I do all we can to create the feel of an emergency.

A couple of times every year, our family practices what to do in case of different emergencies.

Fire emergency

Tonight, we are prepping for a home fire. We draw fake fires on paper and place them around the house. Our children are stationed in their bedrooms ready for the drill.

When the alarm sounds, they first feel their bedroom doors to see if they are hot, then they attempt to make their way to our safe spot in a neighbor's yard. If they find a fire blocking their normal path, they have to find another way out. It may mean taking a different hallway or even climbing out a window.

This real life practice is essential. In the face of a real emergency, our children will be scared and probably overwhelmed. To ask them to do something they have never done before – like climbing out a window – simply adds more stress to a dangerous situation.

And so we practice. We rehearse for fires, earthquakes, medical disasters and stranger dangers.

Earthquakes

When we prepare for earthquakes, we help each of our children determine the best place in their bedrooms and other communal rooms to huddle for protection in case of an earthquake. We also plan where to meet if something happens while the kids are in school.

Medical emergencies

For medical emergencies, we learn very basic first aid and how to call for help. Our children are small, so we have created a song to help them remember the number to call in case of an emergency.

“I know when someone needs help dial 9-1-1. I dial a nine and then a one and then a one for help to come. I know when someone needs help dial 9-1-1.”

We sing it like a lion and a bird to keep it interesting. Still, the lyrics stick, and that is what we are going for.

Stranger emergencies

Last, but not least, we practice for stranger emergencies. We literally ask our children to scream for help at the top of their lungs. Our neighbors might be a little concerned by the noise, but we want our kids to know how real screaming should sound.

We practice what to say to an overly friendly stranger and where to run for help if the need arises.

In an actual crisis, there is little time for thinking and no room for wild panic. By preparing for emergencies before they happen, you give your family tools that will help them conquer any tragedy.

Can't You Just Reset the Clock?

Remember to change your clock ahead 1 hour tonight.

Awesome Wave

At Least They're Honest

Senior Texting Abbreviations

Since more and more Seniors are texting and tweeting there appears to be a need for a STC (Senior Texting Code):

��� ATD: At The Doctor's
��� BFF: Best Friend Fell
��� BTW: Bring The Wheelchair
��� BYOT: Bring Your Own Teeth
��� CBM: Covered By Medicare
��� CUATSC: See You At The Senior Center
��� DWI: Driving While Incontinent
��� FWB: Friend With Beta Blockers
��� FWIW: Forgot Where I Was
��� FYI: Found Your Insulin
��� GGPBL: Gotta Go, Pacemaker Battery Low!
��� GHA: Got Heartburn Again
��� HGBM: Had Good Bowel Movement
��� IMHO: Is My Hearing-Aid On?
��� LMDO: Laughing My Dentures Out
��� LOL: Living On Lipitor
��� LWO: Lawrence Welk's On
��� OMMR: On My Massage Recliner
��� OMSG: Oh My! Sorry, Gas.
��� ROFL... CGU: Rolling On The Floor Laughing... And Can't Get Up
��� SGGP: Sorry, Gotta Go Poop

��� TTYL: Talk To You Louder

��� WAITT: Who Am I Talking To?

��� WTFA: Wet The Furniture Again

��� WTP: Where's The Prunes?
��� WWNO: Walker Wheels Need Oil
��� LMGA: Lost My Glasses Again
��� GLKI (Gotta Go, Laxative Kicking In)

Jacob Tucker Amazing Dunks

Jacob Tucker is only 5'11" but has a 50-inch running vertical. Watch his amazing dunks!

Electric Car Beats Corvette

Watch this video of John Wayland's electric car, the White Zombie, as it leaves high-powered gas cars in the dust in drag races. His car is the world's fastest accelerating street-legal electric car. See this 1972 Datsun time and time again take advantage of the electric motor's full torque in the first instant and continue to break world records.

110 mph in 1/4 mile in 11.5 secs

Also note the electric bullet bike that goes 0-60mph in 2 seconds.

So, if this guy can make a car like this in his garage, what they have been doing in Detroit for the last 10 years? What are all the big car makers doing in all their giant labs? Why do they not want to produce cars like this? Can't be too hard. A guy built this car in his garage!

Latter-day Laughs

Sometimes I wonder about the appropriateness of blessings on refreshments at firesides. Should we really ask for brownies and ice cream to be "nourishing" or "make us strong and healthy?"

One young woman in our ward offered an interesting and honest prayer on refreshments by saying "please help them to taste good and not make us sick."

Read some funny "Latter-day Laughs" by Trisha Manwaring.

Palindromes

A palindrome is a word, line, verse, number, sentence, etc., that reads the same backward as forward, as "Madam, I'm Adam," "Poor Dan is in a droop," or the one I mentioned the other day, "Was it a cat I saw?"

A reader pointed me to Weird Al Yankovic's song "Bob"--a Dylanesque piece made up of nothing but palindromes.

Water Powered Car! No More Gasoline!

Android is Most Popular Smartphone in US

In separate reports filed this week, both comScore and Nielsen reported that Android is now the most popular Smartphone operating system in the USA:

• comScore gives Android 31.2% of U.S. market share, followed by RIM Blackberry with 30.4%, and Apple (iPhone) with 24.7%.
• Nielsen reports a similar number, with Android claiming 29%, with RIM Blackberry and Apple (iPhone) each sharing 27%.

Ball on a String Game

Try playing the Ball on a String game.

Click on the ball and it will change color. It is not easy, and it will drive you crazy.

Screaming Eggs

Terrified Corn Cobs